By KCRA-TV An El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy was injured in a vehicle crash near Highway 50, a spokesman for the department said Saturday. The deputy was hit at about 11:20pm Friday at the intersection of El Dorado Hills Boulevard and the eastbound Highway 50 onramp, investigators said. Read the whole story
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee The last time people witnessed the determination of Jennifer Nutting, she stood in the well of the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors chambers as her husband, embattled Supervisor Ray Nutting, wiped away tears. The board voted to ask a judge whether Nutting must be kicked out of office for […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Logging companies in the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere in California will now be required to report how much water they extract from streams for dust control. The California Board of Forestry adopted the emergency regulations in response to the drought. The action arose from concerns that very low water flows […]
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By Hayley Tsukayama, Washington Post What are the biggest threats to the Internet in the next 20 years? According to experts canvassed by Pew, the biggest threats aren’t a rise in hacking attacks or new waves of Internet crime. They’re government and big online corporations. Control and consolidation were the top threats for experts canvassed […]
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Two people on the same motorcycle were killed late July 4 on Highway 50. The man and woman from Dixon, whose names are not being released pending notification of next of kin, were riding west on the highway near Twin Bridges when they were hit by a mini van. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Chris Davis […]
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By Kathryn Reed U.S. Forest Service employees are using three herbicides now through September to rid the Lake Tahoe Basin of invasive weeds. The chemical treatment will cover about 12½ acres in nearly 70 locations. “This is part of a continuing terrestrial invasive plant treatment project since 2011. Most infestations that have been chemically treated […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada has received a one-year extension from the U.S. Department of Education for flexibility from some provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, a state education official said Thursday. Superintendent of Public Instruction Dale Erquiaga said the extension of its flexibility waiver will run through […]
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By Kathryn Reed Beaches in the Lake Tahoe Basin have been busy all day with people having fun and misbehaving. Nevada Beach’s prime fireworks viewing spots were full by 11:45 this morning, with Douglas County sheriff’s deputies not allowing people in because the lot was full. Venice Drive in South Lake Tahoe was full of […]
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By Garance Burke, AP SAN FRANCISCO — Throughout California’s desperately dry Central Valley, those with water to spare are cashing in. As a third parched summer forces farmers to fallow fields and lay off workers, two water districts and a pair of landowners in the heart of the state’s farmland are making millions of dollars […]
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By Michael Bastasch, Daily Caller While Americans get ready for the thousands of fireworks shows that will be occurring across the country this weekend, Republicans are warning that pending federal water regulations could ruin fireworks displays next year. The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to expand its authority under the Clean Water Act. Republicans warn […]
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